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A visit to the Faith Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Faith Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Faith Cemetery:

43.9464, -95.6597

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Faith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Faith Cemetery is located in Murray County<2>.

The county seat for Murray County is located in Slayton. Slayton lies just to the west northwest of the Faith Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Faith Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Faith Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Faith Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Faith Swedish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Faith Swedish Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Swedish Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Restland Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Badger Lake Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
  • St. Columba Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Columba Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columba Cemetery
  • Slayton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Gabriel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Gabriel Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Currie.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Currie Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267403 <5>
  • Our Saviors Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • American Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Immanuel American Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Old German Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old German Cemetery is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old German Cemetery
    • Highland Home Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Highland Home Cemetery is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Home Cemetery
    • Seward Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Seward Cemetery is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward Cemetery
    • First Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Lake Sarah Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Lake Sarah Cemetery is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah Cemetery
    • Kinbrae Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kinbrae Cemetery is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Emanuel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
    • Willow Lake Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Willow Lake Cemetery is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Faith Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Faith Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Avoca
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Avoca is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Fulda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Slayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Iona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Currie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dovray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dovray is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Hadley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hadley is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Kinbrae
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Dundee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dundee is located in Nobles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Westbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • The Lakes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Lakes is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
  • Lowville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowville is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Lake Wilson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Chandler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Chandler is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Wilmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Reading
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Reading is located in Nobles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
    • Storden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Faith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Murray County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Faith Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Faith Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Murray County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Faith Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #643530  (Faith Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #643530 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Murray
      • Est. Elev: 467 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Avoca
      • Location given for Faith Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.9463524     Lon: -95.6597318
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Murray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Faith Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
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